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Words — 47 found

Godan verb with 'mu' ending, Intransitive verb
1. to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)​
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縮む 【ちじむ】
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Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb
1. to be packed (with); to be filled; to be full (e.g. of a schedule)​
  • のど
  • が
  • つ詰まった
  • かん感じ
  • です
  • 。
My throat feels clogged up.
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb
2. to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be stopped up​
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb
3. to be become shorter; to shrink; to narrow​
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb
4. to be at a loss (for); to be pressed (for); to be stuck (for)​oft. as ...に詰まる
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb
5. to come to the end; to be settled​See also 詰まるところ
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb
6. to become a geminate consonant​See also 促音
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb
7. to hit the bat close to the batter's hands (of a pitch); to hit off the fists; to get jammed​Baseball
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Suru verb - special class, Intransitive verb
1. to yield; to give in; to be daunted; to shrink​
Suru verb - special class, Transitive verb
2. to bend (knee, etc.)​
Suru verb - special class, Transitive verb
3. to subdue; to overpower​
Suru verb - special class, Intransitive verb
4. to feel down​Archaic
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Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
1. to shorten; to reduce; to condense; to shrink​
Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
2. to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle​
Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
3. to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs); to duck (one's head)​
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    最終走者はビリでバトンを受け取ると、
  • もう猛スピード
  • で走り始めた。みるみるうちに
  • まえ前
  • の走者との
  • さ差
  • を
  • ちぢ縮める
  • と、
  • いっき一気に
  • さんにん3人
  • を抜いてトップに
  • おどりで躍り出た
  • 。
The final relay runner received the baton and started to run fast. He quickly closed the gap between himself and the front runners and overtook three athletes to take the lead.
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Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb
1. to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink​
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    卒業制作を通じて、それまで少し距離のあったゼミの仲間との
  • あいだ間
  • が、ようやく
  • ちぢ縮まった
  • ように感じた。
After working on the graduation project together, I felt as if the distance that had previously existed between my fellow seminar students and myself had finally narrowed.
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ちぢあ 縮み上がる
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb
1. to freeze (in fear, surprise, etc.); to cower; to flinch​
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb
2. to shrink up; to shrink; to shrivel up​
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縮みあがる 【ちぢみあがる】
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Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb
1. to compress; to shrink; to shorten​
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb
2. to become simpler; to be summarized; to become brief​
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Godan verb with 'ru' ending
1. to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away​
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後退る 【あとずさる】、後退る 【あとじさる】、後じさる 【あとじさる】
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Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb
1. to have a cramp; to twitch; to spasm​
  • かお顔
  • が
  • ひきつります
  • 。
My face twitches.
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb
2. to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to grow tight (e.g. of a voice)​
    ジョン
  • の
  • かお顔
  • は
  • ひ引きつっていた
  • 。
John's face was drawn.
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb
3. to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten​
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引き攣る 【ひきつる】
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Godan verb with 'gu' ending, Intransitive verb
1. to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil​
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Godan verb with 'mu' ending, Intransitive verb
1. to be benumbed (e.g. with cold)​
Godan verb with 'mu' ending, Intransitive verb
2. to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)​
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Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb
1. to act afraid (of); to appear to feel uneasy (about); to shrink (from)​
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Godan verb with 'mu' ending, Intransitive verb
1. to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)​Rare term, See also 縮む
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縮みこむ 【ちぢみこむ】、縮こむ 【ちぢみこむ】
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Su verb - precursor to the modern suru, Intransitive verb
1. to yield; to give in; to be daunted; to shrink​Archaic, Only applies to くっす, See also 屈する くっする
Su verb - precursor to the modern suru, Transitive verb
2. to bend (knee, etc.)​Archaic, Only applies to くっす, See also 屈する くっする
Su verb - precursor to the modern suru, Transitive verb
3. to subdue; to overpower​Archaic, Only applies to くっす, See also 屈する くっする
Su verb - precursor to the modern suru, Intransitive verb
4. to feel down​Archaic, See also 屈する くっする
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屈す 【くす】
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Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb
1. to be discouraged; to shrink from​
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ほうそう シュリンク包装
Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb
1. shrink wrap; shrink-wrapping​
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すんつ 寸が詰まる
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with 'ru' ending
1. to be short (e.g. of clothing); to be shorter than usual​Rare term
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with 'ru' ending
2. to shrink​Rare term
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Adverb (fukushi)
1. that is to say; that is; in other words; I mean; that (this, it) means​Usually written using kana alone
Adverb (fukushi)
2. in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run; when all is said and done; what it all comes down to; when you get right down to it; basically​Usually written using kana alone
Noun
3. clogging; obstruction; stuffing; (degree of) blockage​Usually written using kana alone
Noun
4. shrinkage​Usually written using kana alone
Noun
5. end; conclusion​Usually written using kana alone, See also とどのつまり
Noun
6. dead end; corner​Usually written using kana alone, Archaic
Noun
7. distress; being at the end of one's rope​Usually written using kana alone, Archaic
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詰り 【つまり】
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Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb, Intransitive verb
1. reduction; curtailment; cut; cutback; scaling down; contraction; shrinkage​
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Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb
1. feeling (much) obliged; being (very) grateful; being thankful​
Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb
2. feeling sorry (for troubling someone); feeling ashamed (e.g. of an error); feeling embarrassed (e.g. by someone's compliments, hospitality, etc.)​oft. before a request, as 恐縮ですが
  • きょうしゅく恐縮
  • です
  • が
  • 、
  • 2月
  • 27
  • にち日
  • の
  • やくそく約束
  • を
  • キャンセル
  • させて
  • ください
  • 。
I am very sorry, but I must cancel our appointment for February 27.
Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb
3. shrinking back in fear​Archaic
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Kanji — 5 found

0.5466904147431937
9 strokes. JLPT N3. Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4.
約
promise, approximately, shrink
On: ヤク
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3.964959470757151
17 strokes. JLPT N1. Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6.
縮
shrink, contract, shrivel, wrinkle, reduce
On: シュク
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100.0
12 strokes.
惮
dread, shrink from, shirk, fear
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100.0
14 strokes.
搴
take, hoist, pull out, shrink
Kun: と.る、 ぬ.く
On: ケン
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Sentences — 4 found

  • jreibun/6140/1
      宇宙空間では
    • じゅうりょく重力
    • から 
    • かいほう解放
    • されるため、
    • うちゅうひこうし宇宙飛行士
    • の
    • しんちょう身長
    • は
    • すう数
    • センチ伸びるという。その
    • ご後
    • 、地球に戻るとまた
    • すう数
    • センチ
    • ちぢ縮む
    • のだそうだ。
    In space, astronauts grow several centimeters taller as they become freed from gravity. Then, when they return to earth, they shrink back. — Jreibun
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